Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API

google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts open model from Google.
Context
256K tokens
Input
$0.20631 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.82524 / 1M tokens
Released
Jun 23, 2026

Overview

What is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is an instruction-tuned Mixture-of-Experts open model from Google.

Technical Specifications
- Supported inputs: Image, Text
- Output: Text
- Context window: 262,144 tokens / Max output: 128,000 tokens
- Endpoint: /chat/completions

Performance Benchmarks
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Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API Pricing
- Input: $0.195 / 1M tokens
- Output: $0.78 / 1M tokens

Where to Use Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Coding and code review
Generate, debug, and review code across languages, reading whole files or repos in a single prompt.

Complex reasoning
Extended reasoning improves reliability on multi-step math, logic, and technical analysis.

Long-document analysis
Summarize and extract from contracts, papers, and reports without aggressive chunking.

Code Sample
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Uptime and performance

  • Uptime (24h): 100%
  • Uptime (7d): 100%
  • Availability (24h): 100%
  • Error rate (24h): 0%

Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Use cases

Chatbots and conversational AI for customer service, virtual assistants, or interactive applications.

Text summarization to generate concise summaries of text corpora, research papers, or reports.

Image data extraction to extract, interpret, and summarize visual data for text communications.

Audio processing and interaction for analyzing and interpreting audio inputs, enabling voice-driven interactions and transcriptions.

How to use Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$0.20631 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.82524 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.20631 / 1M tokens

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.20631 / 1M tokens
$0.82524 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Reasoning + agents
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$11.7 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has a 262,144 tokens context window and can return up to 128,000 tokens.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT takes image, text as input and returns text.

Use google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT became available on June 23, 2026.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is priced at input $0.20631 / 1M tokens, output $0.82524 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.20631 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT can stream responses as they are generated.

Yes, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts image input alongside text.

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT was built by Google.

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